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INTERSTELLAR LAB
Case Study
Photo © Interstellar Lab
Challenge of integrated applications and connect in real
Interstellar Lab develops environmentally time, ensuring data integrity at every stage.
controlled, closed-loop modules designed for self-
sustainable life on Earth today, and in space in the Benefits
near future. Combining architecture, agronomy, The 3DEXPERIENCE platform on the cloud enables
engineering, product design and science, the Interstellar Lab to ensure seamless, centralized
company needed an industry-leading platform to global collaboration. The team can work on the
support its geographically dispersed and station’s virtual twin concurrently, rapidly
multidisciplinary research teams and empower optimize and validate iterations using the
them to innovate at speed. solution’s powerful simulation capabilities. All
disciplines are gathered on a single platform to
Solution address some of the planet’s greatest challenges
Interstellar Lab partnered with Dassault Systèmes and make life possible, even in the most extreme
to design its modules on the 3DEXPERIENCE environments.
platform on the cloud through the Reinvent the
Sky solution. The platform allows the team of
scientists, engineers and architects to access a set
station and modules must also satisfy basic human needs
wherever we are, on Earth, the Moon or Mars – space to live
“The platform supports us to and grow.”
have the most efficient For a project of this magnitude, Interstellar Lab has pulled in
talents and expertise from NASA, Space X, Airbus, and Dassault
working processes and Systèmes. The latter collaborates with the startup to support
avoid reworking designs its growth and scalability. As part of this, Interstellar Lab is
handling all of its design and development processes for the
from scratch.” Ebios on the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform on the cloud.
— Barbara Belvisi, Founder and CEO, “Many tools today allow for an innovative approach
Interstellar Lab and support the modern data flow load,” Rhoné said.
“But very few integrate all our constraints within a
single platform. We are a company at the cutting edge
of a lot of disciplines, skills and applications – biology,
SUSTAINABLE LIFE ON EARTH AND BEYOND
aerospace, control systems, architecture, mathematics
The Earth. The Moon. Mars. What if humans become a multi- and materials science. We needed a platform that could
planetary species? bring all these areas together. The 3DEXPERIENCE
This is the mission of Interstellar Lab, an innovative French- platform does exactly that.”
American startup driven by the ambition to create systems that
will enable us to live better on Earth and preserve its biodiversity, ACCELERATING INNOVATION ON THE CLOUD
and prepare humanity to settle on other planets. The project Spread across Paris, France, and Los Angeles, USA, Interstellar
embodies the vision of founder and director Barbara Belvisi, who Lab’s teams work around the clock on the Ebios design.
draws on her passion for the environment and space travel to
“We have people working on the model 24 hours-a-day,” Belvisi
create a meaningful and lasting impact.
said. “They can all work together, connect seamlessly and
“Climate change is a real emergency and we only have a small simultaneously on the platform to move the project forward.”
window to bring about positive change,” Belvisi said. “Yet what
Accessible on the cloud, the 3DEXPERIENCE platform not
we need to live on Mars can also help alleviate the climate crisis
only provides secure, instant access for the company but also
we are facing.”
maintains a single version of the truth for the team.
Interstellar Lab’s team of scientists, engineers and architects
“This is really important as we’re working on many different
designs environmentally controlled, closed-loop systems
components and need to ensure we don’t duplicate work
inspired by aerospace technologies that will produce and recycle and are always referring to the latest version,” Belvisi said.
almost everything, making water, air and food as renewable as
possible to live in total autonomy. Composed of independent
modules or combined to form a complete, self-sufficient unit,
these experimental bio-regenerative stations (Ebios) are the first “It’s a game changer for us as
habitats of their kind. Each Ebios will operate as a mini-city,
housing all the infrastructure and resources needed to support we’re able to design and
and sustain human life without outside intervention. iterate at speed, bringing all
“It’s not about running away from Earth,” Belvisi said. “We are
building a new environment for sustainable life on Earth and
our expertise together in
providing a test bed for future space missions. We wish to lay one place to come up with
the groundwork for what will be the future of humanity.”
One of the first modules to be developed is a self-sustaining
the best solutions.”
food production system called BioPod. Built to withstand — Jim Rhoné, Chief Product Officer,
extreme climates, the biosphere is designed to revolutionize Interstellar Lab
food production, reducing the land and water needed to
produce food on Earth by more than 99%.
Combining advanced technology with predictive maintenance “The platform supports us to have the most efficient working
to achieve high-precision agriculture, the BioPod creates the processes and avoid reworking designs from scratch. Having
specific environmental conditions required to grow a diverse
real-time access is critical as we can be running lots of different
array of crops and plants that are too complex to survive in a
iterations at any one time.”
traditional indoor farming set up.
Both global and multidisciplinary by its nature, Interstellar Lab’s
“Our first objective is to create the main pods, including
team also required a platform that could handle its complex
the BioPod, which will form an integrated, closed-loop
requirements in one platform, able to manage project and
sustainable environment – from food production to water
design reviews as the BioPod comes to life, while ensuring
and waste treatment systems,” said Jim Rhoné, chief product
technical compliance.
officer at Interstellar Lab. “A huge part of the design work is
currently dedicated to this aspect. Beyond the functionality “As we progress to the next stage, ENOVIA’s program and
and engineering focused on efficiency and sustainability, the project management capabilities will be invaluable to us for
storing and retrieving design knowledge and managing the
BioPod lifecycle effectively,” Belvisi said. More about the solution:
Through the cloud-based platform, the team has access to all
The Reinvent The Sky Industry Solution Experience supports
startups, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and original
the functionalities it needs. It saves everyone time switching
equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to develop disruptive
between third-party tools and platforms and converting data as solutions: from small, light aircraft to electric VTOL, as well as
they go between applications. space launchers and equipment. Companies seeking new
“Interoperability can be time-consuming,” Rhoné said. “Not ways to integrate technology into product development can
many platforms can provide that kind of functionality out of leverage the solution on the cloud to accelerate the product
lifecycle from concept to certification and gain critical first to
the box. 3DEXPERIENCE is a game changer for us as we’re
market advantage.
able to design and iterate at speed, bringing all our expertise
and domains together in one place to come up with the best Benefits:
solutions. It allows us to move and innovate faster.” • Shorten time from concept to prototype
• Ensure digital continuity from concept to final product
THE FIRST BIOPOD IN PARIS • Enhance collaboration between functional teams
To withstand the most rigorous conditions, the BioPods use a • Full traceability for regulatory compliance
combination of composites for the solid technical base, and soft
and resistant polymers for the inflatable membrane.
“We want to end up with a village that is very easy to deploy
and requires a minimal workforce,” Belvisi said. “That’s how we
came up with the inflatable, foldable domes design, stacking
everything we need to support life within the structure.”
Each module is designed with CATIA on the 3DEXPERIENCE
platform.
“We opted for a parametric design approach that enables us to
generate shells and structures with complex, scalable geometry
from a large amount of data,” Rhoné said. “Then we can iterate
and simulate as we refine our design. A BioPod houses many
different structural components. Being able to centralize all in
one platform helps us work more efficiently.”
Although Interstellar Lab’s first space-ready villages will be
deployed on Earth, the team keeps its space ambitions front of
mind.
“We look to space to come up with new, more efficient concepts
and systems that we are testing on Earth,” Belvisi said. “If you
think about going to another planet, the system must be light
and super-resilient. We also must consider a lot of constraints in
terms of solar radiation, extreme temperature and so on.”
Before the company deploys the first BioPod, it is harnessing
the simulation power of 3DEXPERIENCE with SIMULIA to
optimize the BioPod’s installation.
“To ensure that the domes perform as expected, even in
extreme conditions, we need to simulate their real-life situation
accurately – for example, testing the strength of the entire
structure including the flexible membrane, maintaining the
inside airflow to get the exact air pressure,” Rhoné said.
“Temperature variations outside the dome affect the internal air
pressure that must remain stable,” Belvisi added. “The oxygen
and carbon dioxide levels need to be set at optimum levels
for plants to grow, depending at what stage they are in their
Top image: Ebios modules are a combination
lifecycle. SIMULIA enables us to emulate the multiple possible
of multiple environmentally controlled units
scenarios.”
that communicate via airlocks.
THE VIRTUAL TWIN AT THE HEART OF THE
Bottom image: Exterior design of the BioPod,
SYSTEM
the first module dedicated to autonomous
The domes will evolve as they are built and experimented on. food production in a controlled environment,
The startup needs to be able to date, track and control the developed by Interstellar Lab.
changes made to the physical models. Having a virtual twin is
invaluable. This process covers everything from operations and
Rhoné said. “This same digital avatar will enable us to control
the quality and precision of the execution, and integrate the
Focus on Interstellar Lab performance of each BioPod by acquiring data from sensors
to then be able to simulate, make more reliable decisions,
Interstellar Lab develops and builds closed-loop habitats and automate control, and develop predictive maintenance.”
biospheres generating and recycling food, water and air to
support human life sustainably on any planet – on Earth first VALUES IN PERFECT SYNERGY
and, in the future, on Mars and the Moon. Based in Paris,
In many ways, Interstellar Lab’s partnership with Dassault
France, and Los Angeles, USA, the research company
combines architecture, engineering, product design and Systèmes is a wonderful alignment of values, interests and
science to bring its space-ready villages to life. skills.
“Dassault Systèmes is reknowned for its expertise in aerospace,”
For more information: www.interstellarlab.com Rhoné said. “But the company’s venture into life sciences
makes it the ideal ally to bring Interstellar Lab’s mission to life.”
“Listening and proactive since the beginning of our collaboration,
maintenance, through to gathering data around food production Dassault Systèmes understands the direction we want the
project to go in, and offers the best solutions to support us in
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Interstellar Lab to assimilate all this data within an accurate 3D our approach,” Belvisi said. “We share the same passion, and the
representation, which will be crucial for large-scale deployment. same vision. The dream of a human civilization beyond Earth
has never been so close.”
“Ultimately, the 3D models will be used as virtual duplicates of
BioPods and Ebios, connected to our own software, which will
gather data generated by the stations and the environment,”
Rhoné said. “They will enable us to set up an artificial
intelligence-assisted control center to monitor the pods in an
optimized, ultra-automated manner throughout their lifecycle,
on Earth and in space.”
Until the BioPods are operational and on the market, Interstellar
Lab is relying on augmented reality and photo-realistic
renderings to communicate its vision.
“We can use the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to go from a 3D
model of the dome to a photo-realistic representation so people
can visualize and understand what we’re aiming to achieve,”
Belvisi said. “Augmented reality will also enable more people
to experience what life will be like in the domes without having
to physically visit. They’ll be able to go on a tour and feel the
functionality of such a unique space and interact with the
environment.”
The virtual twins of BioPods and Ebios are also essential asset
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for the manufacturing, execution, operation and maintenance
phases.
“As we start producing the various components of the BioPods,
the digital twin evolves, integrating the specificities of each part
from our manufacturers and suppliers to get virtual replicas of
the product built, ‘unique’ and centralized on the platform,”
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